Hacker News Companion version history - 12 versions
Hacker News Companion by Hacker News Companion
Hacker News Companion version history - 12 versions
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Latest version
Version 2.0.0
Released Jan 30, 2026 - 285.53 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterSource code released under MIT License
Older versions
Version 1.6.0
Released Jan 21, 2026 - 270.05 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterThis release includes these enhancements:- Comment nav links in summary panel show author names instead of comment id, i.e it shows (simonw) states... instead of comment #123456 (simonw) states...
- Author badges show position (1/6), (3/6) instead of just count (6)
- 's' shortcut key now summarizes immediately on first press
- Removed 'summarize thread' feature because it was cluttering all the comments. The option "summarize all comments" to summarize the whole discussion remains as is.
- Improved styling for comment navigation links
- Changed the title in summary panel from "Post Summary" to "Discussion Summary"
- Updated extension description to highlight the key value prop
Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.5.7
Released Jan 1, 2026 - 270.39 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and later- Added support for customizing the prompt for LLM calls
- Various bug fixes
Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.5.6
Released Aug 18, 2025 - 229.01 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and later- Updated list of supported AI models
Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.5.5
Released Jul 17, 2025 - 2.14 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterSource code released under MIT License
Version 1.5.4
Released Jul 16, 2025 - 2.15 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterMinor bug fixesSource code released under MIT License
Version 1.5.3
Released Jul 15, 2025 - 2.15 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterSource code released under MIT License
Version 1.5.2
Released Jul 15, 2025 - 2.15 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterFixed keyboard navigation to be more consistent and other bug fixes.Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.5.1
Released Jul 6, 2025 - 2.15 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterNew features- Make a comment as the current keyboard focus by clicking on the comment; this allows for easier comment navigation using both keyboard and mouse
- Undo last keyboard navigation with 'u' as keyboard shortcut.
Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.5.0
Released Apr 22, 2025 - 2.15 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and later- Enabled summarization using Hacker News Companion server.
- Integrated newer models into the extension.
Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.1.0
Released Mar 1, 2025 - 52.35 KBWorks with firefox 109.0 and laterUpdated LLM system prompt to make the summary more insightful.Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.0.8
Released Jan 30, 2025 - 48.22 KBWorks with firefox 109.0 and laterSource code released under MIT License